Josh Bowman talks with historian Richard Brookhiser, a senior editor of National Review ( https://www.nationalreview.com/ ) and a senior fellow at the National Review Institute ( https://nrinstitute.org/ ). He is a prolific author of many books, mostly on the American Founders and their ideas, and many other articles and essays besides.
We specifically discuss Brookhiser’s new biography of American painter, John Trumbull (1756 - 1843), entitled Glorious Lessons (Yale Univ., 2024) https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300283310/glorious-lessons/
Richard Brookhiser Website: https://richardbrookhiser.com/
Many paintings by John Trumbull are available online at the Yale University Art Gallery: https://artgallery.yale.edu/collection?f%5B0%5D=creator%3AArtist%3A%20John%20Trumbull%20%28American%2C%201756%E2%80%931843%29
Declaration of Independence (painting)
https://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/69
Battle of Bunker’s Hill
https://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/41
The Resignation of General Washington
https://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/124
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0:00 Introduction
2:27 Who John Trumbull Was
5:53 Battle of Bunker's Hill
12:44 Spy Arrest
16:08 Jefferson's Wingman
18:26 Declaration of Independence
26:00 Washington's Resignation
35:23 Historical Painting
41:28 Displaced
45:23 Other Opportunities
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